This woman is covered with parasites.
Tingting (a pseudonym), 23, comes from Yubeng Village, Deqin County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Recently, she had been in good health before, and suddenly had symptoms of headache and leg pain. Then, unexplained pain appeared in many parts of the body. In severe cases, even my eyes hurt and I kept crying. This situation lasted for more than a month. Last week, Tingting went to the Department of Neurology of the First Hospital of the Province for treatment. In order to find out the cause of Tingting's whole body pain, the doctor suggested that she have a brain MRI and a whole body CT scan first.
After getting the test results, even the experts who have been practicing medicine for many years exclaimed: "It's incredible." All kinds of image examination data show that Tingting's brain, behind the eyeball, thighs, abdominal wall and back muscles are covered with insects, and even her tongue and facial muscles are infected. The blood test further confirmed that Tingting was positive for cysticercosis antibody, which belonged to cysticercosis infection.
After careful inquiry, Tingting's headache mystery was finally solved. "On the day of killing pigs, we will eat raw pork." Tingting's brother-in-law told reporters that in the local area, when their family or relatives kill pigs on holidays, they always put the tender meat into the seasoning and mix it raw. Tingting probably started eating raw meat in her 10 s, but because she is a girl, she doesn't eat much. No one expected to get infected with parasites by eating raw meat.
Treatment:
It can kill insects, but it will leave sequelae.
Doctors found that Tingting also had cysticercosis calcification in her brain. "This shows that cysticercosis has died, indicating that cysticercosis has been infected for a long time. Moreover, the patient has exophthalmos, retinal hemorrhage, multiple infections in the whole body, and seizures. " Professor Meng Qiang, the chief physician of the Department of Neurology, the First Provincial Hospital, said that it was the first time for him to encounter such a serious cysticercosis infection.
"Using insect repellent at first will make some patients worse. "Meng Qiang said that the most common parasitic parts of cysticercosis are subcutaneous tissue, muscle, brain and behind the eyeball. For patients infected with cysticercosis, anthelmintics can generally be used for treatment. But before using insect repellent, we should use some dehydration drugs and hormones first. " The bug is heterogeneous. protein, the bug is dead. A large amount of protein can cause symptoms such as inflammatory reaction or severe allergic reaction. "Meng Qiang explained that for serious parasitic infections, small doses of pesticides are usually used at the beginning to avoid aggravating the disease.
At the same time, Meng Qiang also told reporters that a serious cysticercosis infection like Tingting can kill cysticercosis in the body through phased anthelmintic treatment, but except for cysticercosis parasitic in the intestine, it can be excreted with feces after death. Parasites in other parts of the body cannot be excreted, and there may be sequelae. "Parasites have the greatest impact on the brain and affect the central nervous system. The most common is epilepsy, which may also lead to mental decline. Individual patients may also have limb paralysis, language dysfunction, sensory impairment, etc. "